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The Feasibility of N Stage of the 7th Edition TNM for Gastric Cancer

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  1. Gastric Cancer Surgery Division, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Hospital and City Key Laboratory of Tianjin Cancer Center, Tianjin, China

    Jingyu Deng MD & Han Liang MD

  2. Hepatobilliary Cancer Surgery Division, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Hospital and City Key Laboratory of Tianjin Cancer Center, Tianjin, China

    Diancang Wang MD

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Deng, J., Liang, H. & Wang, D. The Feasibility of N Stage of the 7th Edition TNM for Gastric Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 18, 1805–1806 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-010-1348-x

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